UPDATE: New Troll Pub Dayton overcomes obstacle, gears up for opening

The owners of the Troll Pub at the Wheelhouse coming to 220 Wayne Ave. in Dayton have overcome a potential snag that had threatened to throw a wrench in their plans, and they are now gearing up for an early 2018 opening.

In early September, when the new pub’s owners applied to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control for the beer, wine and liquor licenses they’ll need to serve alcohol when the pub opens, they discovered a license to serve beer was not available at that time, a spokesman for the division of liquor control told this news outlet in September.

The new 6,500-square-foot Dayton pub is expected to seat as many as 250 and to employ about 45, Barker has said. The Louisville tavern is known for its extensive selection of bourbons and a food menu that Barker described as “pub grub, but made from scratch.”